The Battle of Plassey, in which Robert Clive's British East India Company forces defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, was fought in 1757 AD, and it marked the beginning of British political control in India. So the correct answer is 1757 AD, option (1).
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